Black-Footed Ferret Conservation
Celebrate National Ferret Day on April 2, 2026 by joining Conservation Nebraska and the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center for a webinar event on black-footed ferret conservation!
All native Black-footed Ferrets in Nebraska were extirpated and the remaining U.S. populations are considered endangered. The webinar will give an overview of the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center's program with lots of great ferret photos!
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FwcaMG-hSfasQ079KKsiKA
About our Speaker: Tina Jackson serves as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Black-footed Ferret Recovery Coordinator, a role she began in 2024. She brings more than two decades of experience from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, where she led conservation and recovery efforts for over 70 species, including black-footed ferrets, black-tailed prairie dogs, Preble’s and New Mexico meadow jumping mice, bats, and a variety of reptiles. Tina has played key leadership and collaborative roles on numerous state and national working groups and recovery teams, helping guide multi-agency efforts to protect and restore imperiled species across Colorado and the West.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Law and Policy from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Outside of work, Tina enjoys traveling, scuba diving, wine making, hand crafts, and spending time with her husband and their dog.
